Come & Get It
July 2025
| AA Celebrates 90 Wonderful Years!
By:
M.S.
| St. Louis, Missouri
These members in St. Louis may be serious about their program, but they sure know how to have a good time
A Special Bond
February 2025
| Longtimers
By:
Gary C.
| Arvada, Colorado
Four guys who got sober together long ago meet to talk, laugh and yes, give each other a big hug
Glad I got here when I did
September 2023
| Young & Sober
By:
Bob H.
| Pinetop, Arizona
Being the only young guy was tough, but the oldtimers showed him the way
We Can Do This
August 2022
| Sober Travel
By:
Brian M.
| Redmond, Ore.
It takes time and work, but a deaf member shows how to make AA meetings more accessible to all
Hooked on Service
June 2022
| Stories by Longtimers!
By:
Anonymous
| Newport, Wash.
Once he discovered the world of general service, his spiritual journey really took off
Best Insurance Ever
August 2021
| Seniors in AA
By:
M.G.
| Montclair, N.J.
Working with a prisoner in a serious COVID lockdown delivered both of them tickets to some sanity and peace
Little Do We Know
May 2021
| Our Twelve Steps
By:
John R.
| Killeen, Texas
Sometimes what we think we want is not nearly as good as the way things turn out
Who Gets What
April 2021
| Fun in Sobriety
By:
Irving M.
| Washington, D.C
Miffed that his financial advice wasn’t followed, a member learns to let go.
According to Tradition Four, a group can do as they see fit
According to Tradition Four, a group can do as they see fit
Welcome To 2020
September 2020
| Living Sober Group
By:
Carole P.
| San Francisco, Calif.
No meeting rooms? Share on camera? Unmute? How will we do this? COVID-19 kicked this old-timer’s program into high gear
The Lucky Ones
May 2018
By:
Nancy G.
| New York, NY
Not everyone makes it to AA, but she was one of the lucky ones who got help and received tools for guidance and living
What’s good for the group
January 2017
By:
Dan W.
| Eatonville, Washington
Through lots of trial and error, a member learns the importance of AA unity
The Real Miracle
November 2016
For this recovering alcoholic Down Under, AA spells gratitude—to her home group, her Higher Power, her sponsor, and to all the people who have made the miracle of sobriety happen for her.
Ceased Fighting
October 2016
She connected to the power in the rooms, and with her sponsor’s help, she learned to take off the gloves
Eyes on the Horizon
November 2014
By:
Larry A.
| Andrews, North Carolina
Confronted with loss and mourning, he went back to AA after a long time away
SOMETIMES I CRAWLED
November 2009
By:
LESLIE M.
| Pickerington, Ohio
A difficult life in early sobriety has a newcomer doubting her recovery
AA Encounters of the Universal Kind
March 2005
By:
Murray M.
| Ironwood, Michigan
Four meetings, one heart
The Man Next Door
June 2004
By:
Mary S.
| Orange Park, Florida
She was sure they had nothing in common. He didn't even drink.
Who Says You Can't Have Fun In Sobriety?
August 2003
By:
Claire S.
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
An alcoholic makes a shocking discovery: Life is a hoot
A Born-again Lets Go
March 2003
By:
Tom S.
| Spokane, Washington
He knew just how God should help him --Step Three - Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God <emphasis type="underline">as we understood Him.</emphasis>